Chapter Four
Yugi shot up in his bed as a scream shattered the peaceful night. Lights flickered on outside as other people got out of their rooms.
Yugi and Atem walked into to the hallway and immediately saw what had caused the disturbance.
Marik was on his knees on the floor, looking as if he'd just seen a ghost or something. His eyes were widened and he was staring blankly in front of him. It was clear that he'd been the one who screamed. In front of him, where was staring, there was a body on the floor.
The body's eyes were wide open and staring at nothing, and there was a necklace lying next to them. The Millennium Necklace … the jet black hair and tanned skin of the victim made it obvious who it was.
Marik Ishtar's sister, Ishizu, had been killed by the Millennium Necklace. It was crystal clear to everyone gathered there; the murderer was inside the building.
Maximillian Pegasus was walking down a darkened hallway. The murderer was most likely inside of the building, but Yugi hadn't wanted to start pointing fingers. Everyone here was, after all, his friend.
What Pegasus couldn't understand is why he'd be a possible target. As a general target, sure, it made sense … but as a way to get to Yugi? Wouldn't the quickest way to be to kill Atem? It didn't really make sense to the Game Creator, but then again, it didn't make sense to anyone.
Pegasus sighed and glanced at his wristwatch. It was 12.30 at night. Pegasus hadn't been able to sleep so he'd decided to take a quick walk. The previous day, Ishizu Ishtar had been killed. He felt bad for her brother, Marik. Marik had been emotionally unstable the entire day. He kept shaking and he didn't talk much and when he did, he usually rambled. Or spoke so quiet that no-one could hear him.
Marik had found comfort in the oddest of places; from his Yami. People hadn't expected this, but when Marik started crying earlier in the day, Malik had been the first to comfort him. It definitely was an unexpected turn.
But all of this was unexpected.
Pegasus turned around when he heard someone walking behind him.
Pegasus felt something punch him in the stomach and he fell to his knees. A foot on his chest pushed him to the floor and a figure bent over and looked down at him.
There was barely any light in the hallway. As Pegasus's eyes adjusted, all he could see was a very faint image of the attacker. The person was skinny and appeared to be rather tall. He was wearing a black tank top that showed off the pale skin of his arms. He was wearing black pants and what appeared to be black boots. His darkly coloured hair amplified the pale skin and bright eyes. At least, this was all that Pegasus could see in the dark.
"Maximillian Pegasus," the attack spoke.
"What do you want?!"
The attacker smirked—or at least, it looked like he did—and he held out a small, spherical item in his hand. "Recognize this? It's the Millennium Eye. You had this object, did you not? You stole the soul of many people, including one Solomon Mutou,"
"That's correct," Pegasus said, trying to push the attacker off him. The attacker was obviously stronger than he looked.
The attacker suddenly covers Pegasus's nose so he couldn't breathe. Pegasus opened his mouth to gasp for air, which was a mistake.
The attacker pushed the Millennium Eye into Pegasus's mouth and then proceeded to shove it down his throat. Pegasus struggled and clawed at his throat and tried to cough as his breathing was cut off completely. The last thing he saw was the headlights of a passing car light up the hallway, and revealed the murderer's face.